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Understanding Karma with Swami Vishnudevananda – reprinted from the 1970s
For understanding karma we can learn from the stories of our teachers. Swamiji here tells a few stories about karma manifesting in his life.
Yoga Life and Self Transformation
Yoga Life and Self Transformation is a film that describes an ancient path which can lead us to health and happiness. It is called Yoga.
Understanding Why We need to Meditate and the Benefits
"Meditation is the 'cessation of mental activities.' When your thoughs reduce by just 20 percent, you will experience relief and a self of self-control." - Swami Sivananda Meditation lies at the heart of any yoga practice. Once you feel comfortable practicing...
Treating Addiction through Yoga
Many people suffer from addictions because the mind has a natural tendency towards addiction. Continuous thought patterns develop a habit and we hold on to it thinking that this is just who ‘we’ are. The easiest and most effective way to remove these habits is...
Training Peace Leaders through Yoga
“The only way to change society is like changing a cotton cloth to a silk one — by changing each thread one by one.” – Swami Vishnudevananda Unity in Diversity In 1968, while meditating in the temple at the Sivananda Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island, Swami...
Mantras and Meditation: Fancy, Fiction and Fact – reprinted from 1970s
This article has been taken from the new Yoga Life book, published late last year. This is a collection of articles that come from the YOGALife magazine published by the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers from 1970 to 2012. Most of these articles are written by...
What is the best method of meditation?
What is the best method of meditation, e.g. best timing, duration, breathing, concentration, etc.? Swami Vishnu-devananda would say that it is not possible to teach someone how to meditate, any more than it is possible to teach them how to sleep. Sleep overtakes us...
Making the World a Better Place to Live with Yoga
What is Selfishness? Selfishness arises from us failing to realize that we gain more from giving than from taking. Our mistaken belief that we are separate from others leads us to behave selfishly. We fail to consider the deep interconnectedness and oneness of all...
Karma Yoga is the Foundation of Sadhana – stories from Swami Vishnu
Karma Yoga or Selfless service is the foundation for sadhana (spiritual practice) Question: Should Karma Yoga always take priority over pranayama and asanas? Swamiji: When I was doing my pranayama, suddenly I heard a cry. I did intense pranayama along with meditation....
How to Practice Silence and Introspection
Many of us are in the throes of surviving and somehow getting through our day… we have bosses, baby-sitters, traffic, bills, spouses, in-laws to manage. Our day starts with a to-do list of mundane items like “Buy Milk”, “Fill gas”, “Pay rent”. The more ticks we have...
How you see Yourself and the World
The essentials of Vedanta philosophy are based on the understanding of the way we see ourselves and our world. This understanding will guide us to know what to do to alleviate ourselves from our suffering which comes from mistakes in our way of seeing. This will...
Moong dal Khicharee recipe
moong dal khicharee recipe PREP TIME COOK TIME AUTHOR CUISINE SERVES 30 mins 10 mins Bharata Surya Ayurvedic 4 Ingredients: (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml) 1 cup Basmati white rice 1 cup yellow or green split mung dal 1/4 tsp. brown mustard seeds 1/4 tsp....
Conserving and Storing Prana for rainy days
In our last article, we spoke about ways to increase our Prana (vital life force). Today, we will talk about conversing our prana. Prana is present in every mental and physical event. It flows from spirit, or pure consciousness, to bring intelligence and awareness...
Increasing Prana Through the 5 Elements
Many of us are leading chaotic stressful lives that do not support our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. We do not eat well, exercise correctly, maintain a positive state of mind, or take the time to get the rest and relaxation we need. It is...
17 Questions and Answers on Yoga with Swami Sita
1) What is the source of all mental problems? All mental problems are spiritual problems coming from the lack of connection to the source and the absence of the sense of meaning to peoples life; believing themselves to be separate and competing with each other,...
The Power of Here and Now
Through yoga and meditation we learn the power of here and now and discover this is the only way to solve life’s mysteries.
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